Railway-car.



No. 785,174. PATENTED MAR. 21, 1905.

J. W. KING. Y

RAILWAY GAR. APPLIoATIN FILED APR.so,19os. l

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No. 785,174. PATBNTED MAR. 21, lo.

J. W. KING.

^ RAILWAY GAR.

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PATENT OFFICE.

vJOHN W. KING,` 0F NWyoaKynr.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part ofjLgtfersrat'ent'Nq-785,174, dated Marchal, 1905.

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Bea known daemons W. Kme; amazes of vthe United States,` and a resident of `New ork city, in the. county 'of NewYork-and State of- N ew Yorkjhave inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Cars., ot'- whi'ch the't'olloxvingis-r afspecitication. j. '5: My invention. relates to .railWaycarsg-,l and y its primary'object `is to provideFan* under-4A frame of improved construction vespecially apted for frei gilt-carsof 'the ity-pes known as goudolas. flat-'cars, "f'boxcarsf hop# per-cars,f tankfcarsf&c. l

A furtherobject lof the invention iis" to [provide a car-body of improved construction lin which strength,y rigidity, and durability will be combined with` simplicity and economy of building. n I, I K n p y flhe'distinguishing ycharacteristi,c features of 'my improved "underframe is-'its center sill,` which comprisesrv a vertlcallydisposed main or bodymember 'having horizontal projections in combinationvwith a. horizontally-dis posed and `longitudinally-'extended reinforcf` ingmembersecured `to the projections ofthe verticalmember.

I A prominent feature connectedfwith thein-y y vention residesin thefact that they horizon-,p

tally-disposed reinfefrcingme'mberof thecenter sillis of extended character relative to the undcrfrarningof the caruwhile the vertical member of said sill comprises sections which abut and are secured' at their contiguous ends to the holsters.. thus permitting the former `to be of continuous character.' for attaining all the advantages consequent upon such construction., Efficient means are also provided i at the end portions of the underframing, bracing-the body sides contiguous to the end sills and relative tothe center-sill, so as to -fortify the end portions of lthe' car structure againstV 'transverse orftorsional-strains.

vThe construction ofj-'my improvedcarwill Ajbe fully'described.- hereinafter inv connection".A with theaccompanyjingd rawings.k which -form-l 'lic'atiom and .its novelfeaf part of ithis" tures will lb lin the appendedclaims.

View"shovtdx'ngmI tiarisversev section a" car embodying-theinvention, the earbody'being-,of

" y zugondol'a type.

against lateral or -torsionalstran being more .particularly shown. fyFig. fis a'detail Vertr-' .cally-disposed flanged member anda rein-I` Figure 1- is an,isometric Fig. 2 isa similar View illustrating my improved center` sill and novelv v' ybolster arrangement in connection with a boxcar.- "Figa 3 is a fragmental perspective view of oneof the end portions ofthe underframe,

disclosingcharacteristic features of my invention.l Fig.-4 is a. detail-plan -view illustrating "a portion otkthe-#underframe at one end of the carvr structure, ,they means kfor bracing parts calcross-sectional View taken in fa' plane in- 'termediate of oneof thebolsters and the adjacent end sill. y

Ther center sill of the car-underframe com?" horizontally-projecting'x` anges 2 and afrein-"fA forcing horizontal member 3.*.secu red below the vertical .member l. The centrall member l .6 5 prises a verticallydsposed member.- 1vr Yhav-ing relation; to the body of the channel.' 'rThis l75 1 construction constitutes al very simplev vand l.

ferrea, construction. The invention consists, broadly, of= a `center sill .comprisinga Vertr-- forcing horizontally-disi'aosed member belowy .the vertical member and of Vlungitudinally-v extended character.

An important advantage of my kimproved formy ot' center sill is that it permits of the em'- ployment'in a car-underframe, and in a horih` zontal plane coincident with thecenter sill,

continuous bolsters 5 `inyconnectior'r with a continuousdraft member,ftl1us obviatingv the expensivel and cumbersome 'lateral stays orV trusses ordinarily required for'supportingv and 'bracing sectional holsters.v In pursuance 'of y this feature of the inventlon the upper member of thefcentersill is of sectional character, the contiguous ends of-sectionsoil which abut againsty andare secured to'vtheadjacent bolster -vat' opposite -sides 'oi' the latter. by angle-'plates 5, thelowerfhorizontal member of said sill extending continuously immediately beneath"v v@he'holsters'. i

of the sides, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

As shown in Figs. 1 toft, inclusive, the end of the horizontal member 3 of the center sill extends, as stated, under and beyond the ad- 1 jacent bolster 5, and the ends of the member i 3 are securedto the end cross-sills 6 of the car by side plates 7, wlich overlap and are firmly secured to the depending flanges 4 of the inember 3 and carrythe draft-rigging. A further obvious advantage of my improved center sill is that the fioor 8 is supported directly thereon, thus eco'omizing' the present invention is the car-body there shown, coinprising the sides 9,re`inforced along their upper edges by ZA-bars 10 and at their lower edgesby angle-bars 11, said lower edges depending well below the car-iioontoprovide side sills 12, angle-bars 13 being employed to connectthe 'loor to the sid es of the cai' at their points of juncture.

To the outer surfaces of the sides of the carbody are secured vertically-arranged stiffening-plates 14, each consisting of Van angle-iron riveted at top and bottom to the reinforcingbars 10 and inner reinforcing angle-barsl13 T iis construction of cai-#body insures the requisite strength and rigidity to overcome or withstand the lateral thrust or overturning strain of the load againstl the sides of the car, as the stress or strain is so equalized or distributed as to be borne by and between both theupper and lower reinforced portions of the body and not with an undue overturning effect againstv the sides close to the fioor plane, as in a priorI construction with which l am familiar.

The Z-bars 1() extend across the upper edges lof the sides and ends 15 of the car-body.

A'lhe end plates 7 have upper I-beam 7 cut away or removed at one end, so that said beam will abut against the inner vertical face of the contiguous end sill 6, While those portions of the lowerchannels 7 projecting longitiidinally beyond the bodies extend immediately beneath and through the sill toprovidc a medium by which the center sill can be connected with the end'sills of the underframng and support and connect with the draft attach- Diagonally-disposed angle-braces 16' are located at each end ofy the underframe, connected at their inner ends tothe plates 7 by brackets 17 riveted on the outer sides of said plates adjacent to the nearest bolster, the outer ends of said braces being secured .by angle-plates 18 and rivets, to tlie'inner faces of the depending parts of the car sides coni l provided with laterally-extending flanges, and

tiguous to the end sills. This arrangement provides for bracing the car structure at each end 'against lateral or torsional strain. which. 1n connection ywith the continuous character of the holsters 5,4 acting to rigidly brace the parts transversely at intermedate points, together with the longitudinally continuous character of the lower member of the center sill, seive to equip the structure for resisting strain orstress in the several directions wherein it is ordinarilymost seriouslyexperienced.

The members ofthe center sill. the bolsters, plates '7, diagonal braces, and other prominent parts enumerated. will be of rolled material. 1 would have it understood that I reserve the right to make all such inodilications and variations in the details of construction of the several features of the'imlirovcd car as may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set lortli` vand defined in the following claims.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters latent, isy ,1. Ima car-underframng, a loiigitudinal sill comprising a vertically-disposed meniicr having horizontally-projecting top and` bottom flanges, anda horizontally-disposcd mem-` ber secured below` the vertically-disposed member and having vertical .side liauges.

2. In a car-underframing, a longitudinal sill comprising a vertically-disposcd.member including a plurality of longitudinal sections, and a horizontally-disposed longitudinal niember secured and extending below said vertically-disposed member, said horizontally-disposed member having verticalllanges.

3. 1n a car-underframing, a longitudinal sill comprising a \v'ei'ti'call vdisposed I'beam, and -a channel below said beam, said channel having its flanges turned downward.

4. The combination in an amici-frame for cars, with 'a center sill comprising a vertically-disposed member including a pluralii)v of longitudinal sections having lateral flanges. and a horizontally-disposed member secured and extending continuously relative to said vertically-disposed member, and a holsteiagainst' which abut the contiguous ends of the sections of the vertically-dis]iosed member.

The combination in an undorframe l'or cars,- with acenter lsill consisting ol' :i verli- IOO a horizontally-disposed member of .longitudinally-extended character secured below the vertically-disposed member, and a ear-bottom supported directly upon the vertical member.

8.? 1n a car-underframing, a center sill comprising a vertically -disposed member having horizontally-projecting .top and bottom flanges, and a horizontally-disposed member secured below the vertically-disposed member and having vertical side flanges.

9. In acar-underframing, a center sill comprising a vertically-disposed member including a `plurality of longitudinal sections, and ahorizontally-disposed longitudinal member secured and extending below said verticallydisposed member, said horizontally-disposed vmember having vertical anges.

10. In a car-underframing, a center sill cornprising'a vertically-disposed I-beam, and a channel below said beam, said channel having 1ts flanges turned downward.

11. The combinatlon 1n an underframe for cars, .with a center sill-comprising a vertidisposed member including a plurality ot' longit'udinal sections having lateral anges, and a horizontally-disposed member secured and extending' continuously relative to said vertically-disposed member, and a continuousbol- 'ster against which abut the contiguous ends of the sections of the vertically-disposedmernber.

13. The combination in an underframe for cars, .with a center sill consisting of a vertically-disposed member and a horizontally-disposed-member having vertical Hanges', of a continuous bolster, and posite sides ofthe center sill.

11i. -'lhe combination in an underframe for i A cars, with a center sill consisting of a vertically-disposed member and a horizontally-disposed Vmember having vertical fianges, of a continuous bolster, and plates secured to opposite sides of the center sill, and extending under the bolster. l

15. 1n a car the combination .with al body comprising a floor and sides, the latter depending belowthe floor plane and forming side sills of continuous bolster provision beneath andeonnected to the side sills, -and a center sill embodyinga vertical member-disposed in the same horizontal plane as that occupied by the side sills and bolster provision ,and secured tothe latter. i k1 6. 1n a car, the combination with the centersill and' holsters, of a body, the sides of whlch intersect the horizontal plane'of the' centersill and bolsters, and form side sills,

plates secured to-op said center sill comprising aV vertically-dis-- j posed member located below the floor plane and provided with laterally-'extending flanges, anda horizontally-disposed member secured below the vertically-disposed member.

17. The lcombination in an undert'ramc for cars, with continuous holsters, the latter presenting uninterrupted vertical faces at their central portions, and a center sill comprisinga vertically-disposed member in a horizontal plane common with that of "said central bolster portions, said center sill extending at each end beyond .the positions of the continuous bolsters, ,of diagonal braces at the end por- Itions of the frame, connected at their inner ends with the center sill and suitable side sills to which the outer ends of the braces are connected. f

1S. The combination with an underframev for cars having a center sill comprising a vertically-disposed member, and bolsters, of body sides depending within the horizontal plane of the center sill, and diagonal braces at the end portions o"V the frame, connected independently of the floor by being kattached atv their innerends directly tothe vertical member of the center sill and 'at their outer ends to the depending parts of the body sides.

19. The combinationwith an undert'rame for cars having continuous holsters and a center sill comprising a vertically-disposed me'm-- ber extending at each endlto points beyond the position occupied by the said bolsters, ofbody sidesdepending below the floor plane,

vand diagonal braces at the end portions of the frame and connected independently of the,

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Hoor by being attached at their ends with the center sill and at their outer pending body-sides.

- 20.--The combination -in an underframe for cars, with a center sill consisting of a vertically-disposed member lhaving horizontallyprojecting'flanges, and a horizontally-disposed member, of a ,continuous bolster, and parallel ends tothe deside plates secured to opposite sides of the center sill and extending under the bolster.

21. The combination in an undertrame for cars, with a center slllconsistmg'ot a vertlcally-disposed memberhaving horizontallyv projecting flanges, and a horizontally-disposed member having depending fianges, of a continuous bolster, and parallel side plates secured to opposite sides of the center sill and extending under the bolster. A

22. In an underframe for cars, the combination with a continuous bolster, of a center sill consisting of a vertically-disposed` member having horizontally-projecting anges and a `horizontally-disposed member extending under and beyond the bolster, and side plates o r bars on' opposite sides of the center sill connecting the latter to theend sillof the car. 23. rlhe combination in an under-frame for cars', with continuous holsters, the latter preseating uninterrupted vertical faces at their central portions, and a centersill comprising with the center sill, reinforcing angle-bars secured to the top and bottom 'edges of said-- sides, and a plurality of vertically-disposed,

angle-bars secured to the outer surfaces of the sides between said reinforcing angle-bars.

24. The comblnation.in anvunderframe for cars, with continuous bolsters, the latter p rel A y -dgodyn lof sides connected-'thereto by lower an- `gle-b'a'rs, and Z-bars secured yto the .sides at senting uninterrupted vertical faces at their central portions and a center silll comprising a vertically-disposed member in a horizontal plane common with that of said central bol;

ster portions, of a car-body-comprisin'g rne-A tallic sides extending below the floor, such extended portions connected to the center si-ll angle-bars connecting the sides and floor 'at their points of juncture, and reinforcing angle-barsseeured to the top and bottom of the.

sides of the car. v-

:25. The combination in an underframe for cars, with side sills, continuous holsters the latter presenting uninterrupted vertical faces at theircentral portions anda center-,sill comprising a vertically-disposed member, said sills. holsters and center-sill member connectedv substantially as described and all :lying in a horizontal plane, and a horizontally-disposed member extending longitudinally supplementary to the center sill.

26; The combination in a car, of side sills,l

end sills continuousbolsters, the latter presenting uninterrupted vertical faces at their central portions and @a center sill comprising a vertically-disposed member,.vsaid side sills, .end sills, holsters, and 'center-sill member all connected substantially asdescribed and lall lying lin aV common horizontal plane, andal horizontally-disposed member extending longitudinally,supplementary to the center sill Vconnected with the end sills`.and having provision for attaching thedraft-rigging'.

27. The combination with the iioor of a car# theirtoipfor coacting with said sides to resist the overturning actionof the load, the depending flanges of said bars bearing against vertical surfaces of the sides. l

28. lThe combination with the floor of a-carbody, of sides connected thereto by lower auf gle-bars, Z-bars having their inner depending` flanges secured to. the sides at their top for coacting with the'sides to resist the overturning action of. the load, and stiieners externally'on the sides for bracing the latter between the rigid points 'presented by said upper and lower bars.

' Signed at city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 28thdayof April, A. D. 1903.v

v JOHN W. KING. VVitnesses:- l I D. C. KNowIJroN, 4 M. BENDER. 

